Job 21:10

Job 21:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
• New International Version (NIV)Their bulls never fail to breed; their cows calve and do not miscarry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Their bull breeds without fail; their cow calves and does not miscarry.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their bull breeds without failure; Their cow calves without miscarriage.

Context of Job 21:10

8They live to see their children grow up and settle down, and they enjoy their grandchildren. 9Their homes are safe from every fear, and God does not punish them. Their bulls never fail to breed. Their cows bear calves and never miscarry. 11They let their children frisk about like lambs. Their little ones skip and dance. 12They sing with tambourine and harp. They celebrate to the sound of the flute.

Job 21:10 word by word

שׁוֹר֣וֹ עִ֭בַּר וְלֹ֣א יַגְעִ֑ל תְּפַלֵּ֥ט פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Their bullשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• genderethעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• and failethגָּעַלgâ‛al · to abhorH1602
• not; their cowפָּרָהpârâh · heiferH6510
• calvethפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
• and casteth not her calfשָׁכֹלshâkôl · be bereavedH7921

Cross-references for Job 21:10

• Exodus 23:26There will be no miscarriages or infertility in your land, and I will give you long, full lives.
• Deuteronomy 7:13He will love you and bless you, and he will give you many children. He will give fertility to your land and your animals. When you arrive in the land he swore to give your ancestors, you will have large harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and great herds of cattle, sheep, and goats.
• Deuteronomy 28:11“The Lord will give you prosperity in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, blessing you with many children, numerous livestock, and abundant crops.
• Psalms 144:13May our barns be filled with crops of every kind. May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands, even tens of thousands,
• Ecclesiastes 9:1This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God’s hands, no one knows whether God will show them favor.
• Luke 12:16Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.
• Luke 16:19Jesus said, “There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.

Commentaries on Job 21:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Their bull gendereth - עבר ibbar, passes over, i.e., on the cow, referring to the actions of the bull when coupling with the female. Their flocks multiply greatly, they bring forth in time, and none of them is barren.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Their bull gendereth - See Rosenmuller and Lee on this verse; comp Bochart, Hieroz. P. 1, Lib. ii. c. xxx. The general idea is, that the wicked were prospered as well as the pious. God did not interpose by a miracle to cut off their cattle, and to prevent their becoming rich.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-16Verses 7-16 Job says, Remarkable judgments are sometimes brought upon notorious sinners, but not always. Wherefore is it so? This is the day of God's patience; and, in some way or other, he makes use of the prosperity of the wicked to serve his own counsels, while it ripens them for ruin; but the chief reason is, because he will make it appear there is another world. These prospering sinners make light of God and religion, as if because they have so much…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Rather, "their cattle conceive." The first clause of the verse describes an easy conception, the second, a happy birth [Umbreit].Read the comment

Topics related to Job 21:10

• Rich, the
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Heifer

Commentaries on Job 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings